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On July 4th and 5th, Glendale Gardens and Woodland will be opening their gates to the biggest outdoor sustainable event in Canada.

It's called "Organic Islands" and the project was first conceived five years ago. This year, there are going to be about 150 boots set up to give attendants a great idea of how living in a green community is so easily attainable!

Deb Morse, festival creator and director, told the Epoch Times the festival should inspire positive sustainable choices, and will allow everyone t revel in a collective fantasy of having clean air, fresh water and a green way of living.

The festival will showcase local businesses and will be similar to a "trade show-style" festival, for participants to see what kind of choices they have as consumers, and to help out their community's economy.

Also, the Green Drinkery, a green microbrewery, will be serving up some delicious frothy beers, wine and even fruity juice coolers with the addition of the Salt Spring Island Brewery. 

The festival organizers are even helping to ensure that people travelling to the event won't have as big of a carbon footprint. They're providing free biodesel shuttle bus rides and valet bike parking by donation. Not only that, but the festival will be powered by solar energy, will use biodegradable supplies and near zero waste management — in other words — this festival is a true example of "sustainability in action."

If that wasn't interesting enough, Vancouver-based upbeat, folk-indie musician Jeremy Fisher will be playing a concert on Saturday, July 4 of the festival!

Here's the festival lineup:

SATURDAY, JULY 4

SUNDAY, JULY 5

10 a.m. to 10:30 noon  Main Stage Music Fiddling Frenzy Sponsors: Hemp & Company, Good Planet

Throughout the day  Main Stage Entertainment Acro Yoga demoinstrations Sponsors: Hemp & Company, Good Planet

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Main Stage Music  Lester Quitzau Sponsors: Hemp & Company, Good Planet

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Main Stage Music  Oliver Swain Sponsors: Hemp & Company, Good Planet

12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Homegrown Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage Chefs Dayle Cosway, Tina Fraser Terralicious Gardening & Cooking School

12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.  Homegrown Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage Chef Zach Reagan Slow Food Garden, EMCS Culinary Arts Program

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Main Stage Panel Discussion Reviving the Vancouver Island Diet Special Guest: Carolyn Herriot		1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Main Stage Panel Discussion  How to Create Sustainable Change Special guest: Dirk Becker
In the 1960s Vancouver Island produced 85% of Islanders’ food; now, over 90% of our food supply is shipped in from off-Island. Join zero-mile diet advocate Carolyn Herriot with Dr. Bill Code, Jen Fisher-Bradley and Tom Henry... more		Sustainability Guru Dirk Becker and friends Brandon Bauer, Kevin Pegg and Devon Carter will challenge, inspire and provide insight on how to create sustainable change in your life, family and community... more

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Homegrown Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage Natalie Brake Dinners by Design

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Homegrown Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage Kunal Red Fish, Blue Fish

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Main Stage Music  Jeremy Fisher Sponsors: Hemp & Company, Good Planet

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm Main Stage Music  Grapesof Wrath Sponsors: Hemp & Company, Good Planet

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Homegrown Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage Chef Laura Moore The Good for You Gourmet

4:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.  Main Stage Entertainment Ashtanga Yoga Shala Acrobatic yoga demonstration

PHOTO: From organicisland.ca